Domination — SoD

Domination is an extra large, 144 by 144 map on the Shadow of Death engine, played on the surface at Hard difficulty. Eight players each start with one of the eight standard factions, from Stronghold and Necropolis to Inferno and Tower, and all eight seats can be taken by humans, with no teams and no computer-only colors. The story framing is that the king has died and every faction contests the land. Water covers about a quarter of the map, with grass making up most of the rest. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. Players will find mines, creature banks, dwellings holding a wide range of troops, roaming monsters such as hydras and hell hounds, and fifty randomly placed artifacts.